Afghanistan’s Bahadurzada knocks out his Brazilian rival in UFC

The Afghanistan-borne Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) artist Siyar Bahadurzada knocked out his Brazilian rival during a UFC fight on Sunday.

Bahadurzada managed to finish the fight in his favor during the second round of the game with an uppercut punch.

The fight was organized in New Jersey of the United States as part of the UFC Fight Night 128 where Bahadurzada faced Brazil’s Luan Chagas.

This comes as Bahadurzada had knocked out Australia’s Rob Wilkinson during the second round of the fight with TKO punches during a UFC fight last year.

Organized in Rotterdam city of Netherlands in September last year, Bahadurzada managed to inflict the damage in the middle of the second round with a strong punch and ended the match in his favor with back to back punches afterwards, forcing the match referee to intervene and end the fight.

With last today’s victory, Bahadruzada’s MMA record jumps 31 fights in total with 24 wins, 6 losses, and one draw while his record in UFC includes five matches with three wins and two losses.

Bahadurzada made his debute in UFC in early 2014 and managed to knock out Brazil’s Paulo Thiago in 42 seconds of the first round.

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